Last modified: 2011-03-13 18:04:34 UTC
Currently, a user may move a page over a redirect, but only if there is there is only one edit in the history of the redirect. I propose the following: if a redirect page only has minor changes (i.e., changes that do not change its status as a redirect to the same article), a page move over it should be allowed. I speak as a user who has often wished to perform uncontroversial redirects at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WP:RM. Quite often a robot comes along and adds a category to the redirect, (e.g., {{R unprintworthy}}, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Unprintworthy_redirects); which renders the page unmovable. Given the proclivity of bots on en.wikipedia, it is far more common to find this kind of redirect than one that has never been edited, and there is no conceivable reason why a page move should be allowed over simple redirects, but not these. Another possible addition (though by no means necessary) is to allow a page move over any page that has always been a redirect, even if *not necessarily to the same article*. This would allow moves over the large amount of redirects that have been fixed to avoid double-redirection. Honestly, I cannot see how this could in any way be detrimental, but if it is, perhaps it could be allowed as an optional feature.
This is not reliable, as anything could be marked as a "minor" edit, perhaps by mistake. Also, why are redirects getting tag in cats?
